After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 40

Sheng Baoling sat on top, his gaze fell on the man.

She found that Pei Ci seemed to be the most conspicuous no matter where he was, even though he didn't intend to let anyone notice him.

But among so many people, he is always the first to be seen.

Jian Jia, who was standing next to Sheng Baoling, stopped her gaze on those people for a moment before finding Pei Ci's figure. She subconsciously withdrew her gaze and looked at Sheng Baoling who was beside her, only to see that her mother was originally looking at Mr. Pei, but At this moment, he looked away again.

But what she didn't expect was that just as Sheng Baoling on this side looked away, Pei Ci, who was walking over there, turned his gaze to this side, and finally fell on Sheng Baoling, but only stayed for a short time, and soon moved away. opened.

But this scene fell into the eyes of the little emperor who stepped into the banquet.

The original smile on his face froze for a moment, then returned to normal, and when facing Sheng Baoling, he seemed obedient, "Mother's queen."

Sheng Baoling nodded slightly.

At this time, some of the noble ladies in the female seats sat closer and caught a glimpse.

The first emperor had a good reputation for being a heavenly man, and today's officials have a little shadow of the first emperor.

After the little emperor sat down, the palace servants rushed to pour the wine, and accidentally touched the wine glass in a panic, and immediately knelt on the ground in fright, bowing their heads and begging for mercy.

Immediately, all eyes were focused on the little maid and the little emperor.

The little emperor smiled slightly, "It's just a wine glass, it's okay, let's go down."

It seems that he has the posture of a virtuous king.

The lady below has some plans in mind.

Although the official family is younger, if they seize this opportunity to enter the palace and get along day and night, they will definitely be favored in the future.

The little maid felt relieved, she stood up and was about to step back.

At this time, Sheng Baoling called her in a deep voice, "Wait."

The little maid was frightened and prostrated herself on the ground again, not daring to raise her eyes to look at the saint above.

Sheng Baoling's gaze fell on the little palace lady with a powerful gaze, and said coldly, "I can't even pour a glass of wine, how will I serve the palace masters in the future?"

The little maid suddenly turned pale and begged for mercy repeatedly.

But Sheng Baoling's heart was made of stone, and he ordered someone to take it away, and ordered the nanny in the palace to discipline him.

After so many days in the palace, it was the first time that she saw Sheng Baoling being so strong. The noble ladies down there were startled and lowered their eyes, fearing that something wrong would be noticed by the queen mother, which would ruin the way to enter the palace.

It was just a glass of wine. Seeing that it was the first time for the little palace maid to serve drinks up close, she was flustered and inevitably made mistakes.

But for the queen mother's move today, the little maid will inevitably go unpunished after being taken away. From now on in this palace, I am afraid that she will never raise her head again.

The empress dowager's move was too cruel.

On the men's table, many ministers nodded slightly in agreement.

On such an occasion, if the palace people make mistakes, if they don't care about it, and just muddle along, these servants in the palace will inevitably be lazy. If there are envoys from other countries in the future, it will be Song Dynasty's face that will be lost.

In terms of judgment, the officials are still a little younger, not as experienced as the Queen Mother.

After such a trivial incident was revealed, the people underneath had their own plans in mind.

The little emperor couldn't help but lose face, but at this moment, he still had the attitude of a filial son, "It's because the son and minister are dull, or the queen mother is considerate."

Sheng Baoling smiled, lifted the jug, and poured him half a glass slowly, "The kindness of the emperor is the blessing of the people of the Song Dynasty."

The two seemed to be more harmonious than a mother and son.

Those noble female ministers who heard the gossip that the government and the queen mother were at odds were shocked to find that it was a rumor.

The little emperor was obedient, and Sheng Baoling also had a motherly smile on his face.

In the women's banquet, Pei Wan couldn't help sighing in her heart, this royal family really knows how to act, and she hides her thoughts so tightly, if she didn't know that the two are not on good terms, she might think that mother and son are in love.

Pei Ci, who had witnessed this scene, lowered his eyes and raised his hand to pick up the wine glass from the table, and took a sip.

When the wine entered his throat, he was slightly startled, and his lowered eyes fell on the wine glass.

The colleague next to him had a glass of wine and burped happily. Seeing Pei Ci keep looking at the wine glass in his hand, he smiled and said, "This wine is strong, Mr. Pei, with your body...you should drink less hahahahaha .”

Inside and outside the words, there is a bit of a joke.

It attracted several colleagues next to him to laugh too.

When King Jing arrived, he sat in an inconspicuous place, drinking tea and talking to the people around him, as if this banquet had nothing to do with him.

When he heard the laughter, he looked up at Pei Ci, and probably guessed what these people were laughing at. Seeing Pei Ci looking down at the wine glass in his hand, he frowned, got up and walked over.

Before he could do anything, Pei Ci raised his hand and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

The demeanor is indifferent, even after drinking such strong wine, there is no special reaction, as if drinking water.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

No one thought that Pei Ci's body would be so weak, he would cough twice after walking ten steps, but now he was drinking, but his face was not flushed and he was not out of breath, he really is a real man!

The colleague who had been laughing at the moment couldn't laugh anymore. After a while, he turned around in a little embarrassment.

On the other hand, the other colleagues got excited, pulled Pei Ci to drink, and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Pei to drink so much, come, come, have a drink with me!"

King Jing wanted to stop him, but seeing that Pei Ci didn't shirk, anyone who came to toast would pour a glass and drink it all down.

Such a scene quickly attracted the attention of others.

"I can't see that Prime Minister Pei is so good at drinking."

"I haven't drank together on weekdays, of course I don't know."

Usually, some individuals would come forward to offer a toast, but Pei Ci didn't drink at all, and he didn't give anyone's face.

It is precisely because of this that in this court, with many colleagues, they talked too much without speculating, and no one wanted to get close to him, and felt that Pei Ci's airs were too high.

Today, it's a bit of a change.

The little emperor glanced from afar, and a gloomy look flashed in his dark eyes.

Sheng Baoling's red lips slightly curled up, and with the act of drinking, his wide sleeves covered the smile on his face.

Sometimes you can skip this wine, but sometimes you drink it, but it has a double effect.

Jian Jia at the side felt a little guilty.

In Mr. Pei's jug, no matter what kind of wine is in it, it's all from water...

Yesterday, the empress told her to replace the wine in Mr. Pei's jug with ordinary thirst-quenching water today. Therefore, the palace servants who served Pei Ci's wine were also Sheng Baoling's cronies in the Hall of Compassion.

Originally, she still didn't understand what the empress did, so Mr. Pei just refused to drink as in the past, why change the wine.

It wasn't until now that she fully understood.

The late emperor is no longer here, and today's officials do not favor Pei Ci. If Pei Ci continues to behave like before, it may be difficult to move around in this court.

And empress's move is the most appropriate.

(End of this chapter)